This would result in a dug out around trunk, which possibly would fill with water.

The conventional time to mulch fruit trees is in fall or winter, after pruning and dormant spraying and cleaning up the ground.

I am trying to do it as organically as possible.

Nonetheless, it’s fine to spread compost on the ground as mulch under the canopy of fruit trees at any time of year. Jun 07, Here are a few simple rules: Remove weeds and grass around your fruit tree up until the drip line of the tree as that is where the feeder roots are Lay out your mulch in a circle, or donut shape around your fruit tree. Keep the mulch approximately 6 inches away from the tree trunk.

If the mulch Author: Susan Poizner. Perhaps the best way to ensure the success of a fruit tree is to mimic its natural environment. In nature, leaves and branches fall to the forest floor, creating an organic mulch that provides numerous benefits to the growing tree. This mulch will protect the soil beneath the tree from drying out in the hot sun or washing away with heavy takedownstump.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

Apr 22, Compost is organic soil amendment. Adding compost to soil gradually builds up its humus content. Good, well-aged compost teams with beneficial organisms. Nonetheless, it's fine to spread compost on the ground as mulch under the canopy of fruit trees at any time of year.

A thick layer of paper or sawdust will reduce fruit flies but they'll be back.

Organic mulch, such as that derived from compost, has all the usual benefits in addition to supplying nutrients to the soil as it decomposes. On beds of permanent plants, trees, hedges, and fruit, an annual mulch of compost will keep your soil in good health and your plants in top condition.

Here are a few more advantages of compost mulch.